12 least affordable states for renters
Foothold Technology looked at the affordability of rent in each state, based on an analysis conducted by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.…
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The world’s best airline for 2022 named
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN From Covid to chaos, it’s been another bumpy year for the aviation industry. In much of the northern hemisphere,…
Continue Reading How political candidates are targeting you on social media based on your music tastes, shopping habits and favorite TV shows
By Casey Tolan, CNN Marco Rubio hopes to sway voters interested in Chick-fil-A, Ram trucks, and Duck Dynasty. John Fetterman is searching for fans of…
Continue Reading Fossil egg analysis in China adds to debate of what may have caused dinosaurs’ demise
By Katie Hunt, CNN It’s a hard-fought paleontological debate. Did the massive asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wipe out a…
Continue Reading 32 whales rescued after around 200 die in mass stranding in Australia
By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Rescue teams have managed to save 32 pilot whales following a mass stranding this week in a remote part of in…
Continue Reading ‘Transform her into Marilyn’: Inside Ana de Armas’ ‘Blonde’ metamorphosis
Marianna Cerini Few pop culture figures continue to live as large in our collective imagination as Marilyn Monroe, and her status as a beauty icon…
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Hunters asked to help with Chronic Wasting Disease testing in Salmon Region
While detected in Idaho, surveillance of CWD continues and hunters are asked to…
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Tail end of summer adoption event Sept. 24
Head out to the Pocatello Animal Shelter Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a tail-waggin’ time.…
Continue Reading Hilary Mantel, acclaimed ‘Wolf Hall’ author, dead at 70
Lianne Kolirin and Leah Dolan, CNN Hilary Mantel, the British author who twice won the Booker Prize, has died at the age of 70. The acclaimed writer,…
Continue Reading Aga Khan Award: $1 million prize recognizes world’s best new community architecture
Oscar Holland, CNN A serene airport, a contemporary art museum and a series of refugee community centers are among the winners of the Aga Khan Award…
Continue Reading Hong Kong removes international travel quarantine after more than two years
By Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN The Hong Kong government has announced the ending of formal quarantine for international travelers after…
Continue Reading Oktoberfest is back. But religious politicians in this country want it banned
Heather Chen, CNN The world’s largest beer festival is finally back after a two year dry spell but politicians in one country are still against…
Continue Reading Why it’s getting even harder to keep a roof over your head
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Americans looking to buy or rent a home have had a rough year. Rents are up by double-digit percentages in some cities.…
Continue Reading The internet’s new favorite video game is like ‘Guitar Hero’ but with trombones
By Jennifer Korn If you liked “Guitar Hero” but wished it had more brass instruments, you’re in luck. A new rhythm game called…
Continue Reading London Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2023: Touching tributes and a rallied community
Leah Dolan and Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN While London Fashion Week is no stranger to the influence of weighty external forces in recent years —…
Continue Reading Fetuses smile for carrots but grimace over kale, study suggests
By Amarachi Orie, CNN While it is known that some children are not huge fans of greens, a new study suggests that such dietary preferences could come…
Continue Reading Don’t shower during a thunderstorm. Here’s why
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Trees begin to sway, the sky darkens and suddenly you hear it — the distant sound of thunder. That’s your cue that…
Continue Reading Brad Pitt launches genderless skincare line
Amarachi Orie, CNN Brad Pitt has stepped into the world of beauty by launching a skincare line — and it’s for all genders. “Le…
Continue Reading Kia, Hyundai are easy targets for thieves, insurance data confirms
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stealing older model Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs became a scary social media trend. Now, data from the Highway…
Continue Reading Fall equinox 2022: Not as ‘equal’ as you may think
By Forrest Brown, CNN Twice a year, the sun doesn’t play favorites. Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status — at least when it…
Continue Reading The world doesn’t appear the same to every animal — or every human
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch — you know them as the five traditional senses.…
Continue Reading Walmart isn’t waiting for Black Friday. It’s ready for holiday shoppers now
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Halloween is still a month away, but Walmart is ready for Christmas. Walmart on Thursday said it’s getting the…
Continue Reading A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at New Jersey’s Newark airport after circling over the Atlantic
By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN A mechanical problem on a United Airlines flight prompted an emergency landing early Thursday at New…
Continue Reading Sharp rise in demand for flights — and in fares — out of Moscow after Putin announces ‘partial mobilization’
By Uliana Pavlova and Tim Lister, CNN The number of Russians attempting to leave the country via air or land has risen sharply following President…
Continue Reading What rising interest rates mean for you
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Zendaya is fashion’s flower girl in pre-release Loewe
Leah Dolan, CNN If ever anyone needed more convincing of Zendaya’s fashion influence — beyond her Vogue covers, Valentino campaigns (as a…
Continue Reading Sharp rise in demand for flights — and in fares — out of Moscow after Putin announces ‘partial mobilization’
By Uliana Pavlova and Tim Lister, CNN The number of Russians attempting to leave the country via air or land has risen sharply following President…
Continue Reading Home sales dropped 20% in August from a year ago
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home sales declined for the seventh month in a row in August as higher mortgage rates and stubbornly high prices pushed…
Continue Reading Chinese researchers clone an Arctic wolf in ‘landmark’ conservation project
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau Researchers in China have cloned a wild Arctic wolf — and they’re hoping the controversial…
Continue Reading NTSB recommends technologies to curb drunk driving and speeding in new vehicles
By Maegan Vazquez and Gregory Wallace, CNN The federal agency responsible for conducting independent accident investigations has recommended…
Continue Reading The historic streak of falling US gas prices is over
By Matt Egan and Chris Isidore, CNN Business Well, it was nice while it lasted. After sinking every day for more than three months, US gas prices…
Continue Reading Study reveals the North American airports that travelers find the most — and least — satisfying
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Air travel volume is up and passenger satisfaction is down. This comes as no surprise to anyone who passed through an airport…
Continue Reading You may have a lot more to lose from not quitting than you think, experts say
By Megan Marples, CNN When Rajagopal Raghunathan told family and friends he would be running his first marathon, he didn’t anticipate the…
Continue Reading How Holiday Inn revolutionized 20th century travel
Francesca Street, CNN Kemmons Wilson was ferrying his family from New York to Washington by car when the idea first came to him. The Wilsons needed…
Continue Reading TikTok to require verification of political accounts and ban political fundraising
By Brian Fung, CNN TikTok has begun to require “mandatory verification” for political accounts based in the United States and will be…
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CEI opens new doors for Idaho’s workforce
College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) will hold a ribbon-cutting Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. for the new Eastern Idaho Workforce Training Center…
Continue Reading How ‘The Woman King’ created a warm and epic Dahomey Kingdom for the big screen
Leah Asmelash, CNN As soon as “The Woman King” begins, audiences will know the film is unlike any they’ve seen before. Sharpened…
Continue Reading Scientists have estimated how many ants there are on Earth. Clue: It’s a lot
By Amarachi Orie, CNN Ants are tiny in size but not in number. There are about 20 quadrillion ants on the Earth at any given time, a new study has…
Continue Reading Apple plans fix for bug that users say makes iPhone 14 Pro camera shake uncontrollably
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple said it is working on a software fix after some users who recently purchased an iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone…
Continue Reading New home building picked up last month, but builder sentiment remains low
By Anna Bahney Home building bounced back a bit last month even though demand for new homes among buyers had started to cool off and the cost of…
Continue Reading Time for someone else to ride the Peloton bike?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Peloton formally unveiled its high-priced new rowing machine Tuesday. But the company is still facing rough…
Continue Reading As many as 45,000 Fords can’t be sold because they’re missing parts
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The still-clogged global supply chain continues to wreak havoc on the auto industry. Ford said late Monday it will end…
Continue Reading As book bans mount, literary stars are championing libraries and literacy
AJ Willingham, CNN Readers and educators across America are observing Banned Books Week by exploring restricted books and supporting their authors…
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Idaho gas prices drop 6 cents as summer winds down
According to AAA, Idaho’s average price for regular dropped by another six cents this week as the summer draws to a…
Continue Reading The 40-year evolution from :-) to 😂
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business At 11:44 a.m. on September 19, 1982, Scott Fahlman made internet history by stitching together a colon, a hyphen and a…
Continue Reading TikTok to require verification of political accounts and ban political fundraising
By Brian Fung, CNN TikTok has begun to require “mandatory verification” for political accounts based in the United States and will be…
Continue Reading Google mistakenly sent an engineer almost $250,000
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A man mistakenly received a payment of almost $250,000 from Google — even though he hadn’t done any work for the…
Continue Reading Apple plans fix for bug that users say makes iPhone 14 Pro camera shake uncontrollably
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple said it is working on a software fix after some users who recently purchased an iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone…
Continue Reading Why it’s time to start paying with $2 bills
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Inflation has made it hard to buy much with a buck these days. $1 pizza has disappeared. Dollar stores…
Continue Reading Fried chicken was cheap comfort food for South Koreans. Now a meal can cost $22
By Michelle Toh and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Business Clark Park, a 35-year-old YouTuber, is one of many people in South Korea fed up with high food prices.…
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Vamos A Pescar! Fish and Game hosts fall fishing event at McTucker Ponds near Springfield
Join Fish and Game on Saturday, Sept. 24, at McTucker Ponds near Springfield for this free fishing event from 9 a.m. to noon.…
Continue Reading ‘She sat for him 12 times’: The Nigerian artist who made a bronze sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II
Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN The year was 1956, and there was much fanfare and anticipation for Queen Elizabeth’s first visit to…
Continue Reading Paris subway station renamed ‘Elizabeth II’ for day of Queen’s funeral
By Ben Morse and Xiaofei Xu, CNN The Paris transportation network RATP announced it has changed the name of one of its stations to honor Queen…
Continue Reading From black hats to brooches, funeral guests wear quiet tributes to the Queen
Oscar Holland, CNN The late Queen Elizabeth II was a master of symbolic dressing, using clothes, colors, hats and jewels to communicate with subjects…
Continue Reading A scaredy-cat’s guide to Halloween Horror Nights — and other haunted house events
By Scottie Andrew, CNN There comes a time in all of our lives when we must decide the kind of person we’re going to be — a courageous…
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10 tips for hunters during fire season
Know before you go, be careful and do your part to prevent…
Continue Reading The surprising history of Sentosa, Singapore’s staycation island
By Lilit Marcus, CNN It used to be known as Pulau Blakang Mati. Some translate the name politely as “the island of woe,” but the most…
Continue Reading ‘New Elizabethan’: The Queen’s reign heralded a new era for architecture
Jonathan Glancey After Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in February 1952, the popular composer Ronald Binge changed the name of a light and…
Continue Reading Welcome to the future of European high-speed rail travel
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news, a new high-speed train is unveiled in Europe, an RAF plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s…
Continue Reading Welcome to the future of European high-speed rail travel
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news, a new high-speed train is unveiled in Europe, an RAF plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s…
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Youth pheasant hunt scheduled Oct. 1 in Salmon
Youth will enjoy a day of mentored hunting at the shooting range and private…
Continue Reading An estate plan is the best way to plan for the worst. Here’s how to create one
By Megan Marples, CNN Nobody wants to think about how their loved ones will cope when they die, but it’s important to plan effectively to…
Continue Reading Some of these animals haven’t been seen in the wild in decades. Now there are photos
Kristen Rogers, CNN When photographer Marc Schlossman held an extinct, dead bird in his hand, he had what he called a “conversion…
Continue Reading Meet the designers creating everyday objects and art from human hair
Francesca Perry, CNN There is a natural product we grow ourselves which can be used to make clothing, ropes and even building materials — and…
Continue Reading The biggest change to the new iPhone isn’t the hardware
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When iPhone 14 users aren’t using their new Apple device, the screen is hardly asleep. It’ll…
Continue Reading Flights canceled to turn skies silent for Queen’s funeral
Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport on the day of the Queen’s funeral are being canceled or re-timed “as a mark of respect” to the late…
Continue Reading Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ jersey fetches a record $10.1 million
Jack Guy, CNN | Oscar Holland, CNN A jersey worn by basketball star Michael Jordan during one of the most famous seasons in his NBA career sold for a…
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Comparing 5-year car and home price trends
Jerry analyzes and explains how rising costs compare in the car and home markets in the last five…
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The fascinating history of the modern calculator
Gigacalculator compiled a list of important events throughout the history of the modern calculator using historical and news…
Continue Reading Charles the Entrepreneur? How the new king built a top organic food brand
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For years, King Charles was preparing to step into the role of monarch following Queen Elizabeth’s…
Continue Reading Uber investigating ‘cybersecurity incident’ after hacker claims to access internal systems
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Uber said Thursday that it was investigating a “cybersecurity incident” after a hacker shared evidence that they had…
Continue Reading Flights canceled to turn skies silent for Queen’s funeral
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport on the day of the Queen’s funeral are being canceled or…
Continue Reading Hundreds of European flights hit by air traffic control strike
Barry Neild, CNN Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands of passengers forced to change plans as French air traffic controllers took…
Continue Reading Our pets are part of the climate problem. These tips can help you minimize their carbon pawprints
By Kimberly Richardson, CNN Our four-legged friends don’t drive gas-guzzling SUVs or use energy-sucking appliances, but that doesn’t mean…
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Industries where job openings are increasing and decreasing most
Stacker compiled data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to discover which industries have had the most significant changes in job…
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10 ways workspaces—and office culture—have evolved
Workspaces and office environments in the U.S. have changed drastically over generations. Firmspace compiled information about the history and trends…
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What manufacturing workers make in every state
Get It Made used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the median hourly wage of manufacturing workers in every state across the U.S.…
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10 stats that explain the state of digital currencies and assets today
PennyWorks compiled 10 statistics about the history of digital assets using research from CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko,…
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How computer use in public school classrooms has changed since 2009
eSpark looked at how computer usage in schools has changed since 2009 using data from the National Center for Education…
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Nearly half of fatal car accidents in 2020 happened at night—understanding the factors at play
Why do more car crashes happen at night? Staver Accident Injury Lawyers used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to examine…
Continue Reading Zoom hit by brief outage
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Zoom was hit by a brief outage Thursday morning, potentially disrupting some of the many users who have come to…
Continue Reading You could soon receive even more emails after shopping on Amazon
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business If you’ve ever worried you weren’t getting enough emails from businesses trying to sell you things,…
Continue Reading Could living in a bamboo home help solve the climate crisis?
Julia M. Chan, CNN While bamboo has been used in construction in Asia for thousands of years, it’s starting to catch on in sustainable housing…
Continue Reading US consumer spending rose in August as gas prices fell
By Martha C. White, CNN Business Another month of falling gas prices gave Americans’ wallets a bit of a reprieve in August. That sent consumers…
Continue Reading Ford: Gas cars are a growth business for us
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business When Ford chief executive Jim Farley split the company’s passenger vehicle business into two parts — one…
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Monthly ‘Untamed Art’ class helps raise money for Zoo Idaho’s School Outreach program
Zoo Idaho’s August Untamed Art event raised enough money to help sponsor 18 school outreach classes.…
Continue Reading Royal gift or ‘stolen’ gem? Calls for UK to return 500 carat Great Star of Africa diamond
Nimi Princewill, CNN Calls are growing in South Africa for Britain’s royal family to return the world’s largest known clear-cut diamond…
Continue Reading TGV unveils high-speed trains of the future
Francesca Street, CNN Welcome to the future of European high-speed rail travel. French railway company SNCF and train manufacturer Alstom have…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Anne Hathaway’s ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ moment at New York Fashion Week
Leah Dolan, CNN Life imitated art on the front row of the Michael Kors show on Wednesday when assigned seating placed Vogue editor-in-chief Anna…
Continue Reading Hanoi’s popular ‘Train Street’ cafes ordered to close
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hanoi’s popular “train street” is once again the subject of a significant crackdown. The street, where trains…
Continue Reading She was only in Paris for three days. She met the love of her life on the Metro
Francesca Street, CNN Andye was only in Paris for three days. On day one, she jumped aboard the Metro train that would change her life forever. It…
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Highland High School breaks ground on new baseball stadium
Highland High School broke ground on its new varsity baseball stadium on…
Continue Reading This couple stopped flying because of the climate crisis and found a more rewarding way to travel
By Ryan Bergeron, CNN Will and Claire Stedden tied the knot in 2017, but their “honeymoon phase” was longer than most. “We called…
Continue Reading Amtrak says full rail service restored
By Marnie Hunter, CNN [Updated at 4:38 p.m. ET Friday] Amtrak says it has fully restored rail service after it canceled some trains fearing the…
Continue Reading Ancient evidence of a favorite breakfast food could help us better understand the present, researchers say
By Danya Gainor, CNN The breakfast habits of ancient Scots may not have been too different from ours, new research has found. It’s Scottish…
Continue Reading Extreme weather could push food prices even higher
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Weather has long been a fickle farmhand, devastating fields one year while delivering bountiful harvests the next.…
Continue Reading National Air and Space Museum to partially reopen with 8 overhauled exhibitions
By Forrest Brown, CNN Attention air and space fans traveling to DC: Your wait will soon be over. From historic early flight to futuristic planet…
Continue Reading What the Queen’s death means for tourists to the UK right now
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has led to astonishing scenes in the…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is closing all its UK restaurants Monday for the Queen’s funeral
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s roughly 1,200 locations across the United Kingdom will close for most of the day Monday for Queen…
Continue Reading RAF plane carrying Queen Elizabeth’s coffin sets all-time flight tracking record
By Lilit Marcus, CNN The plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has broken records to become the most-tracked flight ever. According to…
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